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.:«=*@@### ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## the honey is a condensation of a thick ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# liquid, inherent to all mazes. #@@*=«:...
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.....:«=*@ ######################################## @*=«:.....
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........:« mainly collected by the lizardfolk of «:........
.........: the kirugu vargir desert, in the :.........
.......... underlying tunnels. it's use and ..........
.......... possession is illegal within the city. ..........
.......... ..........
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.......:«= : properties : =«:.......
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....:«=*@@ the honey is a reddish amber, very @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# viscous (but still pourable). it smells #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### mostly bitter taste. ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# it's highly addictive, and possess #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ strong psychotropic effects. @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ @*=«:.....
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.......:«= :::::::::::::: =«:.......
........:« : collection : «:........
.........: :::::::::::::: :.........
.......... ..........
.......... the honey materializes in vaccuums ..........
.......... within any labyrinthine space. the more ..........
.........: folded and ambiguous, the faster it :.........
........:« emerges. the cavernous systems under «:........
.......:«= the desert of kirugu serves this =«:.......
......:«=* purpose very well - the lizards use *=«:......
.....:«=*@ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of @*=«:.....
....:«=*@@ air, which then are left overnight and @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# harvested the next day. #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# veszelle city to keep a few jars (often #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ made for this purpose). however, these @*=«:.....
......:«=* may take weeks to fill. *=«:......
.......:«= =«:.......
........:« «:........
.........: ::::::::::::: :.........
.......... : as a drug : ..........
.......... ::::::::::::: ..........
.......... ..........
.........: . one spoon . :.........
........:« ..... «:........
.......:«= the drug is used by the lizards in =«:.......
......:«=* these small (but often continuous) *=«:......
.....:«=*@ doses. this heightens the senses @*=«:.....
....:«=*@@ somewhat but at the cost of a lessened @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# ability to multi-task - context #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## switching might take longer and be more ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### confusing. ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ . four spoons . @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ ..... @*=«:.....
......:«=* multitasking becomes very hard (the *=«:......
.......:«= thought does not occur). senses more =«:.......
........:« acute but "unimportant" (ignored). «:........
.........: inner perceptions take the upper hand, :.........
.......... abstraction and memory faculties are ..........
.......... sharpened severely. slight telepathy ..........
.......... (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ..........
.........: sense of thirst dissappears. still easy :.........
........:« to move around the body (if so «:........
.......:«= inclined). =«:.......
......:«=* *=«:......
.....:«=*@ @*=«:.....
....:«=*@@ . seven spoons . @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# ..... #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### normal stimuli, but able to override ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## their own senses with dreamlike ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# imagery. sharing of thoughts with other #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ eaters, mood reading of those who stay @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ sober (worth noting that the thoughts @*=«:.....
......:«=* are very fragmented and hard to *=«:......
.......:«= decipher, unless you are at a similar =«:.......
........:« level of spoons). at this point the «:........
.........: body is hard to move, and starts losing :.........
.......... water. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... ..........
.........: . nine spoons and above . :.........
........:« ..... «:........
.......:«= overdose. body losing water quickly, =«:.......
......:«=* and is completely unable to move. there *=«:......
.....:«=*@ is intermittent thought sharing with @*=«:.....
....:«=*@@ sober persons (although @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# unintelligible). memeories are sharded #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## or not formed. ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# ::::::::::: #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ : dangers : @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ ::::::::::: @*=«:.....
......:«=* *=«:......
.......:«= most deaths are due to loss of water - =«:.......
........:« thirst is one of the last senses to «:........
.........: restable after coming down, often gone :.........
.......... for up to twenty four hours. at higher ..........
.......... doses it's hard to move, even if you ..........
.......... would remember drinking (which is also ..........
.........: made harder by the attention focusing :.........
........:« properties of the honey). «:........
.......:«= =«:.......
......:«=* people are known to suffer injuries *=«:......
.....:«=*@ from being still in unfavourable @*=«:.....
....:«=*@@ climates for too long, sometimes to the @@*=«:....
...:«=*@@# point of death. another danger is #@@*=«:...
..:«=*@@## actually locomotion of the body... ##@@*=«:..
.:«=*@@### walking around is still somewhat ###@@*=«:.
..:«=*@@## possible after losing sight, which have ##@@*=«:..
...:«=*@@# lead to seveal falls. additionally, #@@*=«:...
....:«=*@@ robberies of the intoxicated are common. @@*=«:....
.....:«=*@ @*=«:.....
......:«=* lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible *=«:......
.......:«= to die of pure overdose (on the scale =«:.......
........:« of jars of honey) before being killed «:........
.........: by thirst. there are rumors that this :.........
.......... leaves "ghosts", who will still share ..........
.......... their thoughts long after their bodies ..........
.......... are dead and gone. ..........
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